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Provides school supplies and birthday celebrations to children, empowering future leaders. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $120K in revenue, $157K in expenses, and $58K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Eagan, MN
Website
www.simonsaysgive.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$120KFY2020
Expenses
$157K
Net assets
$58K
People
10
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  45-4015006 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Eagan, MN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Provides school supplies and birthday celebrations to children, empowering future leaders.
Leadership
Dina B Simon · President
Money in and out
$120K revenue, $157K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$120K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$157K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$58K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$38K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-31%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$120K
FY2020
Expenses
$157K
FY2020
Total assets
$63K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2020
Total revenue
$120K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$157K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$58K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$38K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$63K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSimon Says Give
EINHdr · item D45-4015006
Principal addressHdr · item CEagan, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.simonsaysgive.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $119K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

High Five for Supplies

In minnesota, we conduct a school supply drive that is branded as high five for supplies. In 2020, we distributed 4570 school supply boxes. These boxes were then distributed to children within the state of minnesota and through our non-profit distribution partners.

$80Kprogram expense
02

Birthday Celebrations

We provide birthday celebrations to kids in two main ways. A hosted birthday at a community or school venue where kids can celebrate their birthday with friends and family. We also have what we call birthday's in a box, a box that is filled with many things a parent needs to celebrate a child.

$22Kprogram expense
03

Youth Leadership

Youth leadership at simon says give comes in multiple ways. We have youth that are involved in our kid advisory boards in all three chapters. Our kids advisory board (kab) members work on individual projects and group projects throughout the year. They go out to events and speak about simon says give at rotary and chamber events.

$17Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$120K
Investment income$8
Total revenueLn 12$120K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.02
Program services76%$119K
Management & general23%$35K
Fundraising2%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$157K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$62K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$58K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $62K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $157K · Less non-cash grants $19K · Cash operating expenses/yr $138K
5.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $119K · Total expenses $157K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $35K · Total expenses $157K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $157K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $3K · Solicited contributions $120K
$0.03 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $120K · Total revenue $120K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $120K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $120K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8 · Total revenue $120K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $157K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $120K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $58K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $120K · Expenses $157K
-31%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $63K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $58K · Total assets $63K
91%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $63K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dina B Simon · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $157K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $157K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Legal fee ratio 0.4%
Accounting fee ratio 0.8%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$75K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$118K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$129K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$124K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$120K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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